We live in a world of waves. The Earth shakes to its foundations,
the seas and oceans tremble incessantly, sounds reverberate through
land, sea, and air. Beneath the skin, our brains and bodies are
awash with waves of their own, and the Universe is filled by a vast
spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, of which visible light is
the narrowest sliver. Casting the net even wider, there are
mechanical waves, quantum wave phenomena, and the now clearly
detected gravitational waves. Look closer and deeper and more kinds
of waves appear, down to the most fundamental level of reality.
This Very Short Introduction looks at all the main kinds of wave,
their sources, effects, and uses. Mike Goldsmith discusses how wave
motion results in a range of phenomena, from reflection,
diffraction, interference, and polarization in the case of light
waves to beats and echoes for sound. All waves, however different,
share many of the same features, and, as Goldsmith shows, for all
their complexities many of their behaviours are fundamentally
simple. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from
Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every
subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get
ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts,
analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make
interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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